The ship of the desert. The dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), a domesticated animal species well adapted to extreme conditions of aridness and heat
The dromedary camel (Camel dromedarius) is extremely well adapted to life in hot and arid lands. In terms of physiological adaptation to heat and water deprivation it surpasses by far every other large animal of which data have been collected. None of the adaptive mechanisms to cope with the environ...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:852b8d4233c7482c85f56132fbe65df4 2023-05-15T18:04:00+02:00 The ship of the desert. The dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), a domesticated animal species well adapted to extreme conditions of aridness and heat S. Bornstein 1990-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7557/2.10.3.860 https://doaj.org/article/852b8d4233c7482c85f56132fbe65df4 EN eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/860 https://doaj.org/toc/1890-6729 doi:10.7557/2.10.3.860 1890-6729 https://doaj.org/article/852b8d4233c7482c85f56132fbe65df4 Rangifer, Vol 10, Iss 3 (1990) dromedary camel heat-adaptation water conservation Animal culture SF1-1100 article 1990 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7557/2.10.3.860 2022-12-31T00:29:39Z The dromedary camel (Camel dromedarius) is extremely well adapted to life in hot and arid lands. In terms of physiological adaptation to heat and water deprivation it surpasses by far every other large animal of which data have been collected. None of the adaptive mechanisms to cope with the environmental stresses are unique to the Arabian camel, but the efficiency of its adaptation is superior. At high ambient temperatures the camels adapt to the scarcity of water by reducing their faecal, urinary and evaporative water losses. During dehydration, the kidneys reduce water losses both by decreasing the glomerual filtration rate and by increasing the tubular reabsorption of water. Also their ability of regulating their body temperature from 34.5-40.7 °C conserves a lot of water, when most needed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Dromedary ENVELOPE(163.033,163.033,-78.317,-78.317) Rangifer 10 3 231 |
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The dromedary camel (Camel dromedarius) is extremely well adapted to life in hot and arid lands. In terms of physiological adaptation to heat and water deprivation it surpasses by far every other large animal of which data have been collected. None of the adaptive mechanisms to cope with the environmental stresses are unique to the Arabian camel, but the efficiency of its adaptation is superior. At high ambient temperatures the camels adapt to the scarcity of water by reducing their faecal, urinary and evaporative water losses. During dehydration, the kidneys reduce water losses both by decreasing the glomerual filtration rate and by increasing the tubular reabsorption of water. Also their ability of regulating their body temperature from 34.5-40.7 °C conserves a lot of water, when most needed. |
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The ship of the desert. The dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), a domesticated animal species well adapted to extreme conditions of aridness and heat |
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The ship of the desert. The dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), a domesticated animal species well adapted to extreme conditions of aridness and heat |
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The ship of the desert. The dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), a domesticated animal species well adapted to extreme conditions of aridness and heat |
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The ship of the desert. The dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), a domesticated animal species well adapted to extreme conditions of aridness and heat |
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The ship of the desert. The dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), a domesticated animal species well adapted to extreme conditions of aridness and heat |
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ship of the desert. the dromedary camel (camelus dromedarius), a domesticated animal species well adapted to extreme conditions of aridness and heat |
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